ATE405815T1 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE FILL LEVEL OF CONTAINERS - Google Patents

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE FILL LEVEL OF CONTAINERS

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ATE405815T1
ATE405815T1 AT99920792T AT99920792T ATE405815T1 AT E405815 T1 ATE405815 T1 AT E405815T1 AT 99920792 T AT99920792 T AT 99920792T AT 99920792 T AT99920792 T AT 99920792T AT E405815 T1 ATE405815 T1 AT E405815T1
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fill level
vessel wall
containers
determining
intensity
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AT99920792T
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Bernhard Heuft
Hans-Ulrich Goller
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Heuft Systemtechnik Gmbh
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
    • G01F23/2965—Measuring attenuation of transmitted waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
    • G01F23/2966—Acoustic waves making use of acoustical resonance or standing waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/04—Analysing solids
    • G01N29/12—Analysing solids by measuring frequency or resonance of acoustic waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/24—Probes
    • G01N29/2412—Probes using the magnetostrictive properties of the material to be examined, e.g. electromagnetic acoustic transducers [EMAT]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/01—Indexing codes associated with the measuring variable
    • G01N2291/015—Attenuation, scattering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/022—Liquids
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02836—Flow rate, liquid level

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Mechanical Vibrations Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)
  • Examining Or Testing Airtightness (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)

Abstract

To ascertain the fill level of vessels (10), mechanical vibrations are produced in a vessel wall (30) and the vibration pattern is analysed. The vibration is produced in a vessel wall (30) which is contacted by the contents to an extent which varies depending on the fill level, and the vibration pattern is then evaluated to discover to what extent the vessel wall (30) is contacted on the inside by the contents. For this, the decay time, the frequency, the intensity and/or the time integral of the intensity can be evaluated or the site of the maximum intensity of the mechanical vibrations in the vessel wall can be ascertained.
AT99920792T 1998-04-27 1999-04-27 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE FILL LEVEL OF CONTAINERS ATE405815T1 (en)

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DE19818768A DE19818768A1 (en) 1998-04-27 1998-04-27 Detecting liquid level in container especially closed can or tin

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EP (1) EP1084383B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4339515B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE405815T1 (en)
BR (1) BR9909967A (en)
CA (1) CA2328442C (en)
DE (3) DE19818768A1 (en)
DK (1) DK1084383T3 (en)
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CA2328442A1 (en) 1999-11-04
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DK1084383T3 (en) 2008-12-15
CA2328442C (en) 2010-07-06
DE59914848D1 (en) 2008-10-02
WO1999056094A1 (en) 1999-11-04
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BR9909967A (en) 2000-12-26

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